Vegan activist receives death threats after Coast protest

A VEGAN activist received death threats after she and about 100 others stormed a Beerburrum piggery.

Marilyn Orr, 64, was among the peaceful protesters identified in social media footage after they trespassed at the Glasshouse Country Farm on December 1 last year.

The Toowoomba woman travelled to the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering farming land.

Duty lawyer Mark Dixon said though it was suggested others had handled suckling piglets, Orr was not alleged to have touched the animals and her appearance before court on Wednesday was the first in her life. He said since Orr was charged, she had suffered punishment outside the judicial system after he husband's phone number entered the public domain.

Mr Dixon said Orr had since received phone calls and death threats which had caused a significant amount of anxiety and stress.

Magistrate Andrew Walker said while separate vegan activism had generated a lot of media controversy the past week, he was focused solely on the facts of Orr's case.

He said Orr's age and lack of history was a "double-edged sword” as she should have shown more maturity and set an example for others to protest in a legal way.

Orr was placed on a $600 recognisance to be of good behaviour for six months.